Velingrad weather in August

In August, Velingrad sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 61 mm of rain across 8.3 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Velingrad's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Velingrad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:37 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
30%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Velingrad is city in Velingrad municipality, Pazardzhik oblast, Bulgaria.

Density
162/km²
people per km²
Founded
1948

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical August day in Velingrad reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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112413
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How August really feels in Velingrad

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Velingrad weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°578.689.30.0
Feb / -5°619.58.410.30.1
Mar / -2°82128.111.71.3
Apr13° / 8314.32.413.13.1
May17° / 10416.40.314.34.8
Jun21° / 10°10514.20156.0
Jul23° / 12°9010.8014.77.2
Aug23° / 12°618.3013.77.7
Sep19° / 648.50.112.36.7
Oct15° / 618.51.210.94.6
Nov / 567.73.19.61.9
Dec / -4°759.87.490.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48218
58218
68317
78317
88416
98416
108416
118515
128614
138614
148614
158713
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298317
308119
318020

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Velingrad gets around 61 mm of rain over 8.3 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 28% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
133
233
333
433
532
632
731
830
930
1029
1129
1228
1328
1427
1527
1626
1726
1825
1925
2024
2124
2224
2324
2424
2525
2625
2725
2826
2926
3026
3127

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
145478
245478
346468
447458
548448
649438
750428
852408
954397
1055387
1156377
1257367
1359347
1461336
1562326
1662326
1764315
1865305
1965305
2067294
2167294
2269283
2370273
2471272
2572262
2673252
2775241
2876231
2977221
3079210
3180200

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:21 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 7:39 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:217:39
214.35:227:38
314.25:237:37
414.25:247:36
514.25:257:34
614.15:267:33
714.15:277:32
814.05:287:31
914.05:297:29
1014.05:307:28
1113.95:317:27
1213.95:327:25
1313.85:347:24
1413.85:357:22
1513.85:367:21
1613.75:377:20
1713.75:387:18
1813.65:397:17
1913.65:407:15
2013.55:417:13
2113.55:427:12
2213.55:437:10
2313.45:447:09
2413.45:457:07
2513.35:467:05
2613.35:477:04
2713.25:497:02
2813.25:507:00
2913.15:516:59
3013.15:526:57
3113.05:536:55

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
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155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Velingrad?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Velingrad for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Velingrad in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Velingrad sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Velingrad in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Velingrad peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Velingrad?

Velingrad sits at 42.0°N, 24.0°E, 750 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Peshtera, 25 km away.

PazardzhikBanskoSamokovPanagyurishteGotse DelchevPlovdivAsenovgrad

Topography around Velingrad

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Velingrad.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Velingrad has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 361 m around an average of 818 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,817 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,785 m.

The land around Velingrad is covered by trees (46%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
361 m
16 km
1,817 m
80 km
2,785 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Peshtera 25 km · Pazardzhik 34 km · Bansko 47 km · Samokov 50 km · Panagyurishte 55 km · Gotse Delchev 56 km · Plovdiv 64 km · Asenovgrad 72 km

Bulgaria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$20,328
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
96%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
9.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 594
Religion
Christian 65%Muslim 10%none 5%other 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Velingrad (42.0275°, 23.9916°, elevation 750 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).